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December 06, 2012|Reuters

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American Airlines pilots say yes or no to contract

Pilots at American Airlines decide to approve or reject atentative labor contract that would give them a 13.5 percentequity stake in the post-bankruptcy AMR Corp. (AMERICAN-PILOTS, about 500 words, expect by 2 p.m. ET)

Miami Beach art fair attracts growing Latin American market

MIAMI BEACH, Fla - As art aficionados and collectors descendon Miami Beach this week for one of the world's top contemporaryart fairs, galleries are counting on the rising affluence ofLatin American buyers (USA-ART/MIAMIBEACH, expect by 10:00 ET,550 words)

Top UK director out to find new theatre viewers

LONDON - Michael Grandage, one of Britain's most successfultheatre directors, launches bid to make the stage more popularwith a younger audience by offering more affordable tickets tohis shows (STAGE-LONDON/CHEAP)

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approvedlegislation to punish Russian human rights violators as part ofa broader bill to expand U.S. trade with Washington's formerCold War enemy. (USA-RUSSIA/TRADE (UPDATE 3), 744 words)

Michigan Republicans confront unions over 'right-to-work'

LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Republicans on Thursday began adrive to make the home of the U.S. auto industry the 24th "rightto work" state banning mandatory union dues, setting off aconfrontation with organized labor that immediately led to thearrest of protesters. (USA-UNIONS/MICHIGAN (UPDATE 3), 852words)

U.S. warships moving to monitor N. Korea's planned rocketlaunch

WASHINGTON - The United States is shifting warships intoposition to track and possibly defend against a planned NorthKorean rocket launch while urging Pyongyang to cancel its secondsuch attempt this year, the head of the U.S. Pacific Commandsaid on Thursday.(USA-KOREA/NORTH, 514 words)

Massachusetts sanctions 3 more pharmacies, recasts oversightboard

BOSTON - Massachusetts regulators on Thursday continuedtheir crackdown on pharmacies in the wake of a deadly meningitisoutbreak, announcing sanctions on three companies whilerecasting an oversight board that has been criticized for beingtoo lax. (USA-HEALTH/MENINGITIS-PHARMACIES, 327 words)

Bi-national gay couples anxiously wait for marriage law

Blocked from federal recognition, gay couples' best hope forgetting the same visa a heterosexual couple would be eligiblefor rests with the U.S. Supreme Court, which is expected to heara challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act this year in whatcould be a breakthrough for gay rights in America. (USA-GAYMARRIAGE/DOMA (PIX)(REFILE), 907 words)

Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages

SEATTLE - Washington state made history on Thursday as thefirst in the nation to legalize marijuana for adult recreationaluse, an occasion celebrated by dozens of users near Seattle'sfamed Space Needle amid blaring reggae music and a haze of potsmoke. (USA-MARIJUANA/WASHINGTON (UPDATE 1), PICTURES, 846words)

Washington state braces for wave of same-sex marriages

OLYMPIA, Wash. - County clerks across Washington state bracefor a flood of marriage-license applications from gay andlesbian couples eager to exchange vows once a new law legalizingsame-sex matrimony takes effect (USA-GAYMARRIAGE/WASHINGTON, (UPDATE 1), 500 words)

Gore raps Obama on climate change in post-Sandy speech

NEW YORK - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Thursdaysharply criticized President Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat,for failing to make global warming a priority issue, sayingaction was more urgent than ever after the devastation in theNortheast from Superstorm Sandy. (STORM-SANDY/GORE, 549 words)

U.S. Attorney in Louisiana quits amid online comments flap

The longest-serving U.S. Attorney resigned in Louisiana onThursday after a scandal involving prosecutors who postedderogatory comments online. (USA-JUSTICE/RESIGNATION (PICTURE),216 words)

Classes a la carte: States test a new school model

Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White and ahandful of fellow revolutionaries have begun pushing a newvision for American public education. Call it the a la carteschool (US-EDUCATION/CUSTOMIZE, 1,400 words)